http://lightheaded.cynthiagraham.com Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:23:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   It’s always a challenge to photograph subjects with light eyes at the beach on sunny days. Even though I position them with their backs against the sun, all that sand reflecting the strong rays back into their faces means I get lots of squinty and often pained looking expressions. ... http://lightheaded.cynthiagraham.com/2009/07/04/squinty/   What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you seek too much, that as a result of your seeking you cannot find. ~Hermann Hesse http://lightheaded.cynthiagraham.com/2009/07/03/she-who-seeks-too-much/   Listen to the MUSTN’TS, child, Listen to the DON’TS Listen to the SHOULDN’TS The IMPOSSIBLES, the WON’TS Listen to the NEVER HAVES. Then listen close to me - Anything can happen, child, ANYTHING can be. ~Shel Silverstein http://lightheaded.cynthiagraham.com/2009/07/02/anything-can-be/   Develop your eccentricities while you are young. That way, when you get old, people won’t think you’re going gaga. ~David Ogilvy   I know, I’m running perilously close to crossing the line when it comes to posting too many photo’s of a toddler in nothing but a pull-up diaper. But come on, ... http://lightheaded.cynthiagraham.com/2009/07/01/eccentric/   There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million. ~Walt Streightiff http://lightheaded.cynthiagraham.com/2009/06/30/open/   And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it. ~Roald Dahl http://lightheaded.cynthiagraham.com/2009/06/29/tentative/   These three silly brothers have such an awesome mom. I get so excited when she calls to schedule a session because I know she really *sees* her sons and is looking for images that reflect her unabashed love and acceptance of each of them exactly as they are. ... http://lightheaded.cynthiagraham.com/2009/06/28/silly-brothers/   “Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. "Pooh," he whispered. "Yes, Piglet?" "Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw, "I just wanted to be sure of you."” ~Winnie the Pooh http://lightheaded.cynthiagraham.com/2009/06/27/sure-of-you/   The observer, when he seems to himself to be observing a stone, is really, if physics is to be believed, observing the effects of the stone upon himself. ~Bertrand Russell   This was such a good feeling moment for me, where the resulting image seems like a minor miracle given the ... http://lightheaded.cynthiagraham.com/2009/06/26/the-observer/   I’m prepared to look you in the eye. Look me in the eye, and if you see familiarity Then celebrate the contradiction. Help me when I fall to walk unafraid. ~Michael Stipe, REM “Walk Unafraid” http://lightheaded.cynthiagraham.com/2009/06/25/freckles-and-curls/